Eyes for toy figures



Patented 1928.

UNITED STAT-ss PATENT orrlcs.

\ JOHN WILHELI, OF LONG ISLAND, NEW YORK, ASSIGNOB TO HAMON IANL -FAOTUBDG C50. IN C., OF NEW YORK, N. Y., A. CORPORATION Ol' MEW'l YORK.

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Appunti mannen 27,1928. serial m. $77,891. A

This invention relates to eyes'for toy ligures, and particularly to eyes which are adapted to be manually moved to open and closed position.

`An object of the present invention is to providel an eye set which may be readily mounted in operative position within a. toy figure, such as a. doll or animal head, and which when in position will provide a art projecting extenorly of the figure byw ich the eyes may bemoved at will.

' A further object is toprovide a tongue member and to sol co-nnect it with the eyesthat Ait will be moved into and out of the mouth of the gure co-incident with the movements oi the eyes.

A further object is to so constructthe device that the operation thereof will be gravity controlled and so that the gravity movement of the parte is opposed to the manual control.

@ther objects end aims of the invention, more or less speciic than those referred to above, will be in part obvious and in part pointed out' in the course of the following description voi the elements, combinations, errungements ol' perte and applications oi principles constituting the invention; and. the scope` opi protection contemplated' will be indicated in the appended claims.

ln the mcompnnying drawings which are to be tenen pert oi this specication,

` gend' in which il lieve shown merely a preiferred form oli embodiment of the invenu ,c Fig. l is s. resi: elevntional view of an eye 'set constnucted in sccordance with this inv vention, und i Fig. .2 is e side elevational view ,ci the sinuetnre shown in liig. l and illustrating the seme in nssocistion with portions ci a toy gnre, in this instance being an animal heed, und the, moveble perm being shown by dotrsl lines in abnormal position.

Reieruin to the drawings for describing in dein-il t e structure therein shown the reie'sence charset/ers i.: and G indicate the two eyes oli thepet. These are connected together' by thensuoi cross rod' 1 to the opposits e owhich they may be connected in eny approved mann The@ eel l .18. wenn@ .w assure portion es' To Ache lower end oi the lever is At the up tends into connection with a convenient wall.

portion of the toy figure where it is held in any cement 2 illustrated.

Fixed to the central portion of the cross rod i is a pendant rod 3' at the lower end of which is a weight 4 which is adapted to move ,by gravity for oscillating the rod 2 back and forth whenever the toy gure is moved from an upright to a rechning position, or vice versa.

Also fixed to the cross 'rod 1, and preferably comprising an extension 'of the rod 3, is a crank-arm 5 which projects short distance from the rod l and is pivotally connected, as at 6, to the lower end of a link 7 which extends upwardly and is in turn pivotally connected by its upper end, as at 8, with amanual 'control plunger 9', the latter continuing upwardly and slidabl tending through an opening l0 providYed as a guide bearing therefor in an upper wall il of thetoy gure. The uppe: outer end oi the plunger 9 is formed with e, suitable push button portion l2 by which lll-le ai; the upper ends ci its two legs 'through which the rod l loosely extends, end said tivo legs being preferably arranged to sireddle the bracket member H. ivotally connected n tongue member .w ich extends loosely through an appropriate mouth opening l@ provided tosli ably receive it in the toy The pivot connectionbetween the lever 13 and the tongue l5 in the instanceY illustreted'is eected by bending over the inner v end portion of the tongue to provide a bearing opening es -17 .through which the connecting portion' asl18 of` the U-shaped lever loosely extends." .A i

rfejn'd of one leg oi' the lever 1.3 is pmu eene-extensos s; Creek-ars appropriate manner as by means of the l Eil ` by the 19 to the outer end of which, as at 20, isc pivotally connected the lower end of the plunger 9.

By this means the tongue 15 will be projected outwardly through the mouth 16 whenever the plunger is depressed to swing the Weight and aetuate the eyes.

The bracket member H is shown as provided with a slot 21 within which the Weight carrying rod 3 moves, and it will be noted that the presence of the 1od\vitliin this slot will serve to at all times l1old.the cross rod 1 against undue longitudinal movement Withln the bearing portions' 22-22 ot' the bracket, and that since the legs of the lever 13 straddle the bracket so as to engage the cross rod l closely adjacent opposite sides of the bracket said bracket is also held against undue longitudinal movement along the cross rod 1.

While the plunger 9 and its push button 12, are shown progecting througha top wall portion of the figure yhead it will be readily appreciated that these parts may be located in any other desired position, as for instance at a rear wall portion Loit the head, if desired, it being manifestly only necessary in such case to arrange the pivots 6 and 21 in a relatively rotated position so that they would ybear the same relation to the new position of the push button as they do in the instance illustrated.

' lt a doll, or animal, head having this invention comprised therein, be held in its normal upright position, as shown by the full lines in Fig. 2. the weight l will be in its lowermost position holding the eyes open and, acting through the link I and plunger rod, holding the tongue 15 in its inner position.

llfnowthe ush button l2 is depressed the Weight `will be ,swung backvvardly to its dotted line, or eye closing, position and the lever` 13 will be swung forwardly to project the tongue. 15 as indicated by the heavy dotted lines.

As soon as pressure is relieved jrom the push button the gravit-y ehiort of the weight will restore the parts again to their normal position.,

l at any time the toy hgure is moved Jfrom its u right to a reclining position the Weight wil move by gravity and produce the same result as if the button 12 had been manually depressed, and here it may be noted that the eyes and tongue may be as readily actuated when the toy figure is in a reclining position as in its upright position, the but-ton 12 requiring in this instance only to be drawn outwardly Jfrom the guide opening 10, which movement `will be opposed avity movement of the weight which w in that oase be tending to hold the eyes closed and the tone projected.

,de many changes could 'made in this construction Without departing from the scope of the invention, as delined in the following claims, it is intended that all matter contained in the above description or shown in the accompanyingdrawings, shall be interpreted as illustrative only and not in a limiting sense.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is 1. An eye set comprising a pair of eyes, a cross rod extending between and being connected with said eyes, a pivot bearing for said cross rod, means by which to oscillate said rod within said pivot bearing, a movable tongue, an operating member 'for said tongue, said operating member being pivotally mounted upon said cross rod by having bearing openings therethrough, through which the cross rod loosely extends, and connections by which said operating member is.

arranged to be actuated by the means which serve to oseillatfe the cross rod.

2. An eye setcomprising a pair of eyes, a cross rod extending between and being' connected with said eyes, a pivot bearing for said cross rod, means by which to pscillate said rod within said pivot bearing, a movable tongue, an operating member for said tongue, said operating member being pivotally mounted upon and relative to said cross rod, and connections by which the means which servesto oscillate the cross rd is adapted also to actuate said operating member for moving said tongue. y

3. An eye set for toy iigures, said eye set comprising a pair of eyes, a cross rod extending between and connecting said eyes, a pivot bearing within which the cross rod is arranged to oscillate, anarm extending laterally of the cross rod fixed thereto carrying a weight at its outer end adapted to oscillate the cross rod, a second arm extending laterally of the cross rod fixed thereto, a manually operable push button adapted to be arranged exteriorly o the toy, figure connected with said second arm by which to manually move the cross rod, a movable tongue, and connections between the push button and the tongue to move the tongue by said push button simultaneously with oscillation of the cross rod. 'l

l. An eye set for toy figures, said eye set comprising a pair of eyes, a cross rod extend- `ing between and connecting said'eyes, a pivot bearing within which the cross rod is arranged to oseillate, an arm extending laterally of the cross rod tired thereto carrying a weight at its outer end adapted to oscillate the cross rod, a second arm extending laterally of the cross rod fixed thereto, a .manually o rahle push button adapted to arrange exteriorly of the toy i', re connected with said second arm by fr; to manually move the cross rod, a xiovable ton e, and a ree bell-crank lever pivotally' mounted upon the cross rod having one arm pivotally connected with the push button and the other with the tongue wherebyto move the tongue by said push button simultaneously with oscillation ot' the cross rod.

5. The combination with a hollow toy tigure having eye openings,A a mouth opening` and a further opening through the wall thereof, ot' a pair of eyes arranged adjacent the eye openings respectively, means by which said eyes are oseillatably supported, a weight, connections between the eyes and the weight adapted to oscillate the eyes, a tongue movable through the mouth opening, a rod slidable through said mentioned further opening guided at one end by Contact of the walls of said opening', connections between said rod and said tongue to guide the other end of said rod and move said toneue in response to movements of said. rod, and sepanections between the latter arm and the tongue, and a manually operable push button device adapted to extend exteriorly of. the toy tgure having parts connected with said arms respectively to move said arms simultaneously by movei'nent of the push button device. Y

In testimony whereof I attix my signature.

JOHN H. WILHELM. 

